The Eiffel Tower in Paris will be closed on Saturday as French authorities tighten security to prevent another outbreak of violence following three weeks of anti-government protests. AdvertisingIn addition to the 8,000 police forces that will be deployed in the French capital, the Paris police prefect has identified 14 high-risk sectors that will be cleared out. Rampaging groups last weekend threw cobblestones through Paris storefronts and looted valuables in some of the city’s richest neighborhoods. “We need to protect culture sites in Paris but also everywhere in France,” Culture Minister Franck Riester told RTL radio. In Paris, police officers will be equipped with a dozen armored vehicles for the first time in a French urban area since 2005.

Source: Indian Express December 07, 2018 09:45 UTC